Explosion At Munitions Plant In Central Russia

Orenburg : Russia | Oct 09, 2012 at 9:49 AM PDT

By Adrian Holman

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Earlier this morning outside the town of Orenburg in central Russia, there were a series of shell explosions near a military testing ground. Although the explosion occurred about 25 miles away from Orenburg, windows were smashed out of homes, which forced a couple of villages to evacuate.

The explosion caused a huge mushroom-like cloud to form. At this time, sources are saying that the detonated weapons did not contain nuclear material. Look at the video to see the huge mushroom cloud for yourself. Nobody was injured.

Source: RT

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A massive blast occurred at a weapons depot in central Russia.  The impact of the blast was felt 40 km (25 mi) away from the scene.

Adrian Holman is based in Joliet, Illinois, United States of America, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.

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